City councils will tackle matters ranging from Occupy Orange
County’s camping request to a city manager’s signing authority.
Yearly Archives: 2011
Supervisor Seeks to Limit Transit Board’s ‘Revolving Door’
Pat Bates is proposing a change that forbids OCTA board members
to immediately take a lobbying job after leaving the board.
Occupy Santa Ana Camp Request to Be on Council Agenda
Councilwoman Michele Martinez has vowed to give the request by
protesters a public airing.
Moody’s Downgrades Rating of Santa Ana’s City Hall Project
Drop in rating of certificates of participation for Santa Ana’s
1998 City Hall expansion reflects the city’s weakening financial
position.
High-Speed Rail Board Votes to Seek $2.7 Billion of State Bond Money
Unanimous vote comes after more than two hours of public
criticism during a Sacramento hearing.
County Workers in Court Over Building They Say Is Toxic
County officials emphatically deny the claims by workers about
the building in Orange.
Voice of OC on KPCC
Editor-in-Chief Norberto Santana will join the Register’s Chris
Knap and the Weekly’s Gustavo Arellano on Larry Mantle’s
AirTalk.
Can Alvarez Find a Loophole and Run for a Fourth Council Term?
The city has sought an outside legal opinion on whether the
councilwoman, who is thought to be termed out, can be allowed on
the ballot.
Budget Crisis Not News to City Hall
Interim City Manager Paul Walters has expressed shock at Santa
Ana’s projected $30-million deficit, but deficits were foretold in
2008 news article.
High-Speed Rail: New Plan, New Optimism, but More Money
A new business plan raises the projected cost to $98.5 billion,
more than twice the previous estimate. Brown calls the plan
“solid.”








